197.020 Administrative regulations to be promulgated by Department of

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Corrections -- Fee for use of medical facilities -- Reimbursement of telehealth

consultations -- Use of jail medical facilities by state prisoner governed by KRS

441.045.

(1)The Department of Corrections shall:

(a)Promulgate administrative regulations for the government and discipline of

the penitentiary, for the government and official conduct of all officials

connected with the penitentiary, and for the government of the prisoners in

their deportment and conduct;

(b)Promulgate administrative regulations for the character of food and diet of the

prisoners; the preservation of the health of the prisoners; the daily cleansing of

the penitentiary; the cleanliness of the persons of the prisoners; the general

sanitary government of the penitentiary and prisoners; the character of the

labor; the quantity of food and clothing; and the length of time during which

the prisoners shall be employed daily;

(c)Promulgate administrative regulations, as the department deems necessary, for

the disposition of abandoned, lost, or confiscated property of prisoners;

(d)Promulgate administrative regulations for the administration of a validated

risk and needs assessment to assess the criminal risk factors and correctional

needs of all inmates upon commitment to the department;

(e)Promulgate administrative regulations to:

1. Create a certification process for county jails that may house female

state inmates. The administrative regulations shall include a requirement

of a physical barrier between male and female inmates; and

2. Require telehealth services in county jails; and

(f)Cause the administrative regulations promulgated by the department, together

with the law allowing commutation of time to prisoners for good conduct, to

be printed and posted in conspicuous places in the cell houses and workshops.

(2)The department may impose a reasonable fee for the use of medical facilities by a

prisoner who has the ability to pay for the medical and dental care. These funds may

be deducted from the prisoner's inmate account. A prisoner shall not be denied

medical or dental treatment because he or she has insufficient funds in his or her

inmate account.

(3)The department may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13A to implement a program that provides for reimbursement of telehealth

consultations.

(4)Fees for the use of medical facilities by a state prisoner who is confined in a jail

pursuant to KRS 532.100 or other statute shall be governed by KRS 441.045.